Twitter Updates for 2007-12-31
- Just got home from a party. Outlining this week’s blog posts. #
- Posted ‘My Crazy Stand Partner’ to blip.tv: http://blip.tv/file/570167 #
- Uploading some video and sketching out more video blog posts for the week. #
- Heading for bed after a long day of playing bass, hanging with friends, and blogging. #
- Heading out for the last run of 2007. #
- Enjoying a relaxing New Year’s Eve. Getting ready to play a gig later tonight. #
links for 2008-01-01
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Jason chats about a very entertaining stand partner he works with, plus offers some advice for keepi
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via oboeinsight: “Daily Observations blogger Charles Noble writes about and has a link to “weird classical music news” in the Seattle Times. I’m with him…”
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Six years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, airport security remains a theater of the absurd. The changes put in place following the September 11th catastrophe have been drastic, and largely of two kinds: those practical and effective, and those irrati
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We here at SticksandDrones take our reporting on the Classical music scene very seriously. So it is with a very heavy heart that I report that a major drug scandal has hit our beloved profession. Read on…
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This is a great post from Joe Patti outlining the situation in Honolulu (playing with no paychecks for the last few weeks). It’s interesting to note how significantly The Lion King affected ticket symphony sales (adversely) for the past several months.
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Jason thanks readers, listeners, and viewers for being a part of the Bass Blog and Contrabass Conver
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Inside The Arts continues to grow and today marks the addition of the newest blog: Brian Dickie, Life as General Director of Chicago Opera Theater.
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My Kauai wedding photos. Ahhh, Kauai….
The calm after the musical storm – crashing after the year’s most hectic season
The December crush of activity has finally ebbed–only one more New Year’s gig to do this week, and I’m done with performances for a week or two.

After a solid six weeks of wall-to-wall gigs, I’m ready for a break. I’ve really dialed back the driving this year (becoming slightly less of a road warrior than before), but December has still been extremely busy, with Messiah and Nutcrackers scribbled into my calendar most days of the week.
My Crazy Stand Partner
Jason chats about a very entertaining stand partner he works with, plus offers some advice for keeping relations with your colleagues cordial in the orchestral environment.
Twitter Updates for 2007-12-30
- Wrapping up this week’s podcast. #
- Checking in with what’s happening in the music blogosphere. #
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- Publishing this week’s podcast with Owen Lee. #
- Playing Orange Box on Xbox with Courtney. #
- I’ve got an early rehearsal at Symphony Center today. Playing lots of waltzes and polkas all day today. #
- Looking forward to a fun day of playing Strauss. #











